Originally Posted by
sewmary
Last week I had a bad RA flare in my left hand, which of course is my cutting/sewing hand. Over the weekend I looked at the Accquilt stuff. I have one question for you all: I think from looking at these machines you have to turn a crank to move the fabric through. Does it turn easily - thinking of hands that are arthritic.?
Mine was stiff at first, so I reduced the layers from 4 to 2. After using it for awhile, I now can usually cut 4 layers at a time with no problem. The rag die is harder to run through because there are so many more cutting edges on it. I think most people do just 1 layer of flannel at a time with that die.